REVISED 

MANUAL 

OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE 
OF  FOREIGN  MISSIONS 

ADOPTED  BY  THE  EXECUTIVE 
COMMITTEE,  MAY  llTH.  1915. 

ADOPTED  BY  THE  GENERAL 
ASSEMBLY,  MAY  26th,  1915. 


PRESBYTERIAN  CHURCH  IN  THE  UNITED  STATES 
EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE  OF  FOREIGN  MISSIONS 


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INTRODUCTION 


The  Executive  Committee  of  Foreign  Missions  is  appointed 
by  the  General  Assembly,  and  is  charged  with  the  duty  of 
organizing,  maintaining,  and  directing  the  work  of  the  Church 
in  evangelizing  her  accepted  share  of  the  unevangelized  in  for¬ 
eign  lands.  It  is  not  an  ecclesiastical  body.  It  is  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  Church  for  her  foreign  work. 

This  Manual  is  prepared  for  the  benefit  of  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee,  of  missionaries  on  the  field,  of  applicants  for  appoint¬ 
ment  to  mission  service,  of  Presbyteries  and  of  church  ses¬ 
sions.  It  is  not  a  contract,  for  it  may  be  found  necessary 
from  time  to  time,  with  the  approval  of  the  General  Assembly, 
to  modify  or  change  some  of  the  rules.  It  aims,  however,  to 
express  in  brief  form  such  rules  and  suggestions  as  have 
been  found  necessary  and  helpful,  and  to  set  forth  in  general, 
the  relations  of  the  missionaries  to  the  Executive  Committee  and 
to  the  Mission  of  which  they  are  members.  The  relations  of 
missionaries  to  the  Executive  Committee  have  always  been  of 
the  most  cordial  and  fraternal  nature.  It  is  important  that  they 
should  always  remain  so,  for  the  Executive  Committee  and  the 
missionaries  are  but  helpers  of  one  another,  and  workers  to¬ 
gether  in  the  common  service  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  and 
of  his  church.  In  order  that  this  may  be  the  case,  the  principles 
on  which  the  work  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  the  Mis¬ 
sions  are  conducted  should  be  expressed  in  rules  which  tend  to 
promote  regular  and  orderly  procedure. 

It  is  not  forgotten  that  the  spiritual  aspects  of  the  missionary 
work  are  to  hold  the  foremost  place  in  the  thoughts  and  affec¬ 
tions  of  all  who  engage  in  it.  Nor  is  the  fact  overlooked  that 
harmonious  and  pleasant  relations  and  co-operation,  both  among 
missionaries  themselves  and  between  them  and  the  members  of 


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the  Executive  Committee  and  its  Executive  officers,  depend  far 
less  on  formal  rules  than  on  their  common  experience  of  divine 
grace — the  grace  which  inspires  forbearance,  meekness,  and 
Christian  love. 

But  experience  has  shown  that  the  best  way  to  secure  these 
desirable  ends,  and  to  promote  the  work  of  our  Lord,  is  to  have 
certain  well-defined  and  well-understood  business  policies.  Mis¬ 
sionaries  are,  therefore,  urged  to  familiarize  themselves  thor¬ 
oughly  with  the  Manual,  and  to  keep  a  copy  of  it  at  hand  for 
constant  reference.  All  newly  appointed  missionaries  are  re¬ 
quired  to  accept  these  rules  and  regulations,  and  to  agree,  to 
the  best  of  their  ability,  to  strive  for  their  orderly  maintenance. 
Any  questions  not  herein  provided  for  will,  as  they  arise,  re¬ 
ceive  the  careful  consideration  of  the  Executive  Committee. 


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MANUAL 


This  Manual  is  for  the  guidance  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  Foreign  Missions,  of  missionaries  and  applicants  for  appoint¬ 
ment  for  missionary  service,  and  of  Presbyteries  and  church 
sessions. 

I. 

THE  EXECUTIVE  COMMITTEE. 

Appointment. 

1.  The  Executive  Committee  of  Foreign  Missions  is  appoint¬ 
ed  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  in  the 
United  States,  to  which  it  is  responsible,  and  to  which  it  must 
report  annually  all  of  its  acts  and  proceedings  in  the  prosecu¬ 
tion  of  its  work.  The  terms  of  its  members  shall  be  three  years. 
They  shall  be  divided  into  three  classes,  so  arranged  that  the 
terms  of  not  more  than  one-third  shall  expire  at  one  time. 

Organization. 

2.  The  Executive  Committee  shall  meet  statedly  once  in  each 
month  and  at  such  other  times  as  the  exigencies  of  the  work 
may  require. 

At  its  first  stated  meeting  after  the  meeting  of  the  General 
Assembly  each  year  it  shall  organize  by  electing  a  permanent 
Chairman,  a  Vice-Chairman,  a  Treasurer,  and  such  helpers  as 
may  be  needed  for  the  efficient  conduct  of  the  work  in  the 
office. 

Duties. 

3.  The  Executive  Committee,  in  virtue  of  the  authority  con¬ 
ferred  upon  it  by  the  General  Assembly,  directs  and  superintends 
the  foreign  missionary  work  in  all  of  its  departments,  but  exer¬ 
cises  no  ecclesiastical  functions. 


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Salaries. 

4.  The  Committee  shall  fix  the  salaries  of  the  Secretaries, 
Treasurer  and  office  helpers. 

Appointment  of  Missionaries. 

5.  The  Committee  shall  appoint  missionaries,  designate  their 
field  of  labor,  and  determine  their  particular  employment.  In 
special  cases  it  may  issue  a  call  to  such  persons  as  it  may  deem 
qualified  and  desirable,  in  a  manner  similar  to  the  calling  of  a 
pastor  by  an  individual  church.  It  may  transfer  a  missionary 
from  one  department  of  labor  to  another,  having  due  regard, 
however,  to  the  missionary’s  own  views  and  preferences,  and  also 
to  the  advice  of  the  Mission.  It  may  also  for  sufficient  reasons 
recall  a  missionary  when  the  interests  of  the  work  demand  it. 

Literature. 

6.  The  Committee  is  charged  with  preparing  or  procuring 
and  disseminating  such  publications  as  may  promote  interest 
and  effort  in  the  cause  of  Foreign  Missions.  It  shall  prepare 
and  publish  such  magazines  or  papers  as  the  General  Assembly 
may  direct,  and  to  this  end  it  may,  when  necessary,  obtain  the 
services  of  a  competent  Editor,  who  shall  be  under  the  direction 
and  control  of  the  Executive  Committee. 

Funds. 

7.  The  Committee  shall  receive,  guard  and  disburse  faitli 
fully  for  the  work,  all  funds  contributed  for  that  purpose.  It 
shall,  through  its  agents,  take  in  charge  and  administer  any 
property,  in  this  or  in  foreign  countries,  that  may  be  given  or 
acquired  for  the  advancement  of  its  work;  being  careful  to 
secure  and  preser  ;e  titles,  contracts,  leases,  etc.,  which  may 
affect  the  use  of  the  property. 

The  Treasurer. 

The  Treasurer  of  the  Committee  shall  be  the  custodian  of  the 
funds,  and  through  him  they  shall  be  paid  out.  He  shall  also 

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keep  the  title  deeds  to  property,  and  any  bonds  or  securities 
belonging  to  the  Committee  for  its  work.  The  Treasurer  shall 
give  good  and  sufficient  bond  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
his  duties,  and  shall  report  monthly  the  condition  of  the  treas¬ 
ury. 


THE  SECRETARIES. 

8.  All  Secretaries  of  Foreign  Missions  are  elected  by  the 
General  Assembly,  unless  the  Assembly  should  direct  other¬ 
wise.  In  case  of  the  death  or  removal  of  any  one  of  them  for 
any  cause,  the  Committee  is  to  elect  his  successor  until  the 
meeting  of  the  next  General  Assembly.  The  number  and  titles 
of  the  Secretaries  shall  be  as  the  Assembly  may  direct,  the  gen¬ 
eral  character  of  their  work  being  indicated  by  their  titles.  The 
adjustment  of  their  relations  and  the  specific  assignment  of  their 
work  shall  be  by  the  Executive  Committee. 

The  Executive  Secretary. 

There  shall  be  an  Executive  Secretary,  who  shall  be  ex  officio 
a  member  of  the  Committee,  and  who  shall  be  responsible  for 
the  conduct  of  the  office,  directing  its  administration.  He  shall 
keep  the  Church  informed  through  the  press  of  the  condition 
and  needs  of  the  work. 

Other  Secretaries. 

To  the  Executive  Secretary  and  to  such  other  Secretaries  as 
the  Assembly  may  appoint  shall  be  assigned  the  correspondence 
with  the  churches,  with  the  missionaries  and  the  Missions;  with 
applicants  for  appointment  to  the  work ;  the  visitation  of  such 
applicants ;  and  also  the  visitation  of  Synods,  Presbyteries  and 
churches,  when  in  the  judgment  of  the  Committee  such  visita¬ 
tion  may  serve  the  interest  of  the  Cause;  the  promotion  of  sys¬ 
tematic  mission  study  and  of  missionary  zeal  and  liberality 
throughout  the  Church. 


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II. 

CANDIDATES. 

Qualifications. 

g.  Qualifications  for  missionary  service  are  both  general  and 
special. 

General  Qualifications. 

The  general  qualifications  are  essentially  the  same  as  those 
which  render  a  Christian  worker  useful  and  acceptable  at  home. 
They  are : 

(1)  A  genuine  religious  experience,  manifested  by  self-sac¬ 
rificing  devotion  to  Christ  and  His  cause;  by  love  for  the  souls 
of  men;  by  familiarity  with  and  love  for  the  Word  of  God, 
and  by  a  habit  of  persevering  prayer. 

(2)  Strong  common  sense;  good  intellectual  ability,  devel¬ 
oped  and  disciplined  by  training;  a  reasonable  facility  in  learn¬ 
ing  languages ;  aptness  to  teach ;  tact  and  adaptability,  and  the 
quality  of  leadership. 

(3)  A  cheerful  and  hopeful  spirit;  a  sympathetic  attitude 
towards  the  people  among  whom  he  works ;  ability  to  work  har¬ 
moniously  with  others;  persistent  energy  in  carrying  out  of 
plans;  and  ability  to  yield  gracefully  to  the  will  of  the  majority. 

(4)  A  sound  physical  constitution  fitted  to  endure  hardness, 
and  not  subject  to  any  hereditary  disease. 

Since  the  missionary  should  be  a  living  embodiment  of  Chris¬ 
tianity,  exemplifying  it  in  his  person  as  well  as  preaching  it  by 
his  words,  he  should  be  a  person  of  culture  and  refinement, 
neat  as  to  his  person  and  possessing  the  ordinary  social  graces. 
Any  gift,  talent  or  requirement  likely  to  add  to  usefulness  at 
home  will  add  at  least  as  much  abroad.  The  work  is  so  great, 
so  difficult  and  far-reaching  in  its  purposes  and  consequences, 
as  to  demand  all  that  is  best  in  the  men  and  women  who  engage 
in  it  and  the  T/ery  best  men  and  women  that  the  Church  can 
supply. 


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Special  Qualifications. 

Special  qualifications  for  missionary  work  have  reference  to 
the  department  of  service  in  which  the  missionary  wishes  to 
engage. 

(1)  The  evangelistic  missionary  should  be  a  regularly  or¬ 
dained  minister  with  a  full  collegiate  and  theological  training. 
In  addition  to  the  usual  theological  course  it  is  very  desirable 
that  the  evangelistic  missionary  should  pursue  some  post-grad¬ 
uate  study  in  the  Bible  and  in  special  preparation  for  the  work 
in  the  particular  field  to  which  he  goes. 

(2)  The  teaching  missionary  should  have  special  training 
for  such  service;  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  best  approved 
methods  of  teaching  and  government  and  of  child-nature, 
thought  and  life;  some  practical  experience  in  teaching; 
a  natural  aptness  to  teach  and  the  faculty  of  winning  the  af¬ 
fection  of  pupils. 

(3)  The  medical  missionary  should  be  a  graduate  of  a  repu¬ 
table  medical  college;  and  in  addition  should  have  at  least  one 
year’s  experience  as  assistant  in  a  hospital ;  or  its  equivalent  in 
actual  practice.  He  should  have  such  experience  in  the  prac¬ 
tice  of  surgery  as  will  make  it  safe  for  him  to  undertake  inde¬ 
pendent  surgical  work  on  the  foreign  field. 

(4)  Industrial  missionaries  should  have  such  training  and 
experience  as  will  enable  them  to  train  others  to  do  efficient 
work  along  their  special  lines. 

(5)  Unmarried  women  other  than  trained  nurses  should 
have  the  equivalent  of  an  A.  B.  or  B.  S.  degree  from  some 
reputable  college,  and  also  in  addition  to  that  at  least  one  year 
of  special  training  in  the  Bible  and  in  the  special  line  of  work 
to  which  they  have  been  appointed.  It  is  also  desirable  that 
they  should  be  at  least  twenty-four  years  of  age  before  going 
to  the  field.  It  is  necessary  that  trained  nurses  should  have 
academic  training  at  least  equal  to  graduation  at  a  good  high 


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school.  In  addition  to  this  they  should  have  the  full  Nurses’ 
Training  Course  at  a  reputable  hospital  and  should  successfully 
pass  the  usual  examination  before  the  State  Board  of  Examiners 
before  going  to  the  field. 

(6)  All  unordained  missionaries  are  expected  to  make  all 
of  their  work,  whatever  its  special  form  may  be,  subservient  to 
the  one  great  end  of  giving  the  gospel  to  the  native  people.  It 
is  necessary  therefore  that  they  should  have  such  training  in 
the  Bible  and  such  familiarity  with  the  doctrines  and  standards 
of  the  Church  as  will  enable  them  effectively  to  accomplish  this 
great  aim  of  their  work.  A  course  of  one  year  of  special  Bible 
study,  either  at  some  approved  training  school  or  under  some 
approved  teacher  is  required  of  all  unordained  missionaries. 

(7)  Experience  has  shown  that  after  thirty  years  of  age; 
except  for  those  who  have  special  linguistic  gifts,  languages  are 
hard  to  acquire.  Therefore,  except  in  extraordinary  circum¬ 
stances,  applicants  beyond  that  age  will  not  be  appointed. 

Owing  to  the  risk  to  the  lives  of  children  taken  from  this 
country  to  the  mission  field,  the  appointment  of  married  people 
with  children  should  only  be  made  in  rare  and  exceptional  cases. 

10.  It  is  necessary  for  the  wives  of  missionaries  to  be  select¬ 
ed  as  carefully  as  their  husbands.  Should  they  be  feeble  or 
irritable  or  discontented  they  will  handicap  their  husbands  and 
the  work  will  be  impeded.  Should  their  health  fail  it  will  be 
necessary  for  the  family  to  return  home.  They  should  be  quali¬ 
fied  in  all  respects  for  a  life  of  high  missionary  service.  In 
view  of  their  domestic  duties  they  are  not  expected  to  render 
full  missionary  service  except  as  such  service  may  be  implied 
in  the  establishment  of  a  Christian  home.  The}'^  are  expected, 
however,  to  do  what  they  can  to  promote  the  general  work. 

Applications. 

11.  In  view  of  the  varied  and  solemn  responsibilities  of  mis¬ 
sionaries,  and  the  serious  consequences  to  the  Church,  to  the 
work,  and  to  the  individual  of  a  possible  mistake  in  so  impor- 


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tant  a  matter,  the  Executive  Committee  regards  itself  bound, 
before  appointing  any  person,  to  obtain  as  full  a  knowledge  as 
possible  of  the  applicant’s  character  and  qualifications  for  the 
particular  work  in  which  he  seeks  to  engage.  Candidates  in 
their  applications  are  earnestly  entreated  to  exercise  the  great¬ 
est  carefulness,  to  be  conscientiously  accurate  in  statement.  All 
such  communications  will  be  regarded  as  strictly  confidential  by 
the  Executive  Committee. 

It  is  desirable  that  applications  for  appointment  should  be 
made  at  least  one  year  before  departure  for  the  field.  It  is 
not  necessary  to  designate  the  field  in  which  a  missionary  is  to 
labor,  nor  the  time  of  departure,  when  the  appointment  is  made. 
These  details  can  be  settled  by  correspondence  with  the  office. 

In  making  application  for  appointment,  the  applicant  should 
write  personally  to  the  Committee,  requesting  the  blank  forms 
which  are  to  be  filled  out  and  returned.  These  forms  consist 
of  (a)  Preliminary  Information,  (b)  Personal  Physical  Report, 
(c)  Medical  Certificate,  to  be  filled  out  by  a  physician  desig¬ 
nated  by  the  Committee,  (d)  Life  sketch  and  photograph,  (e) 
Testimonials  from  those  who  are  in  a  position  to  know  of  the 
applicant’s  character  and  attainments. 

From  these  papers  the  Committee  will  receive  information 
as  to  the  applicant’s  age,  native  place,  residence,  early  educa¬ 
tion,  previous  and  present  employments,  state  of  health  and 
physical  condition,  expectation  of  going  to  the  field  married  or 
single,  preference  for  a  particular  field  of  labor,  with  reasons 
therefor,  religious  experience  and  motives  for  seeking  the 
work,  experience  and  success  in  work  for  the  Lord  at  home, 
and  in  case  of  teachers,  medical  missionaries,  or  other  unor¬ 
dained  workers,  their  experience  and  success  in  their  profes¬ 
sion,  the  training  they  have  had,  together  with  such  other 
items  as  may  be  desired. 

Testimonials. 

12.  In  the  Preliminary  Information  paper  and  in  the  Life 
Sketch  the  applicant  is  asked  to  give  the  names  and  addresses. 


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and  the  relation  which  each  sustains  to  the  applicant,  of  a 
number  of  persons  of  character  and  intelligence  who  have  had 
the  opportunity  of  knowing  the  applicant  intimately,  and  to  whom 
the  Candidate  Secretary  may  write  for  specific  and  confidential 
information  concerning  the  character  and  qualifications  of  the 
applicant  for  the  particular  work  for  which  he  seeks  appoint¬ 
ment. 

These  names  should  include  the  pastor,  the  family  physician, 
or  one  who  has  been  in  attendance,  instructors,  fellow-students, 
and  others  who  are  qualified  to  judge  of  the  fitness  of  the  ap¬ 
plicant 

Justice  and  kindness  alike  require  that  in  all  cases  these 
testimonials  should  be  full,  discriminating  and  impartial.  They 
should  be  sent  directly  to  the  Executive  Committee  by  those 
who  write  them  and  they  are  to  be  held  as  private  and  con¬ 
fidential. 

No  appointment  shall  be  made  without  at  least  one  previous 
personal  interview  with  the  Secretary  having  in  charge  the 
correspondence  with  candidates. 

Before  any  appointment  is  made  the  Committee  must  receive 
official  information  that  the  proposed  missionary,  if  ordained 
or  to  be  ordained,  has,  upon  full  knowledge  as  to  his  fitness  and 
call  to  the  work,  been  recommended  for  appointment  as  a  for¬ 
eign  missionary  by  his  Presbytery.  And  in  the  case  of  one  un¬ 
ordained  that  he  or  she  has,  upon  like  knowledge  and  informa¬ 
tion,  been  recommended  by  his  or  her  church  session  and  has 
subscribed  to  the  standards  of  our  Church. 

Presbyteries  and  sessions  should  give  such  recommendation 
only  to  those  whom  they  would  select  and  be  willing  to  support, 
if  able  to  do  so,  as  their  own  representative. 

Medical  Certificate. 

There  must  be  satisfactory  certificates  from  two  physicians  of 
skill  and  ability  witnessing  to  the  applicant’s  physical  health 
and  fitness  for  the  work.  It  is  desirable  that  one  of  these  phy¬ 
sicians  should  have  had  opportunity  of  knowing  the  applicant’s 


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physical  history.  The  other  should  be  a  physician  specially 
appointed  by  the  Committee  and  who  has  accepted  such  ap¬ 
pointment  as  his  official  responsibility.  The  physical  examina¬ 
tion  must  be  careful  and  thorough,  and  a  full  report  sent  to  the 
Committee  on  the  blanks  furnished  from  the  office.  In  doubtful 
cases  the  applicant  may  be  required  to  be  examined  by  the 
Committee’s  physical  examiner  in  Nashville.  None  will  be  ap¬ 
pointed  who  would  not  be  recommended  to  a  reputable  Life 
Insurance  Company. 

Appointment. 

13.  When  the  preceding  requirements  have  been  complied 
with,  and,  after  a  month’s  consideration,  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  is  assured  that  the  applicant  is  eminently  fitted  for  the 
work,  the  appointment  will  be  made. 

When  an  appointment  is  made,  it  shall  bt;  understood  to  be 
for  life,  subject  to  the  developments  of  Providence,  except  that 
in  special  cases,  the  Executive  Committee  may  make  contracts 
for  a  term  of  years  with  teachers  and  other  helpers,  in  its 
discretion. 

14.  It  is  the  standing  rule  of  the  Executive  Committee  not 
to  pay  any  part  of  the  expenses  incurred  in  the  regular  course 
of  preparatory  study,  whether  theological,  medical,  or  other.  In 
some  cases,  however,  upon  recommendation  of  this  Committee 
the  Executive  Committee  of  Christian  Education  will  aid  can¬ 
didates  during  their  course  of  preparation. 

Candidates  who  have  received  their  appointment  cannot  ex¬ 
pect  payment  for  their  expenses  or  support  from  the  Executive 
Committee  until  they  actually,  and  by  its  direction,  enter  upon 
its  service. 

When  deemed  expedient,  the  Committee  will  exercise  the 
right  to  employ  those  under  appointment  as  agents  for  the  pur¬ 
pose  of  introducing  them  in  the  most  acceptable  manner  to  con¬ 
gregations,  of  interesting  the  people  in  behalf  of  missions,  of 
promoting  their  own  zeal  in  the  Cause,  and  of  acquainting 


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them  with  the  Committee’s  method  of  operation,  and  the  obsta¬ 
cles  with  which  it  is  obliged  to  contend  in  supporting  the  work 
of  Foreign  Missions.  In  all  such  cases,  the  duties  will  be  as¬ 
signed  by  the  Committee,  and  proper  allowance  will  be  made  for 
the  services  performed  and  the  expenses  incurred  therein. 

15.  When  a  candidate  has  received  official  notice  of  his  ap¬ 
pointment,  if  he  is  not  already  ordained,  it  is  left  with  himself 
and  his  Presbytery  to  arrange  for  his  ordination.  It  is  desira¬ 
ble  that  the  time,  place,  and  all  the  circumstances  should  be  such 
as,  in  the  highest  degree  possible,  to  awaken  and  increase  in¬ 
terest  in  the  cause  and  work  of  missions. 

16.  All  missionaries  accepting  appointment  are  expected  to 
acquaint  themselves  with  the  provisions  of  this  Manual,  and  to 
consider  themselves  bound  by  its  rules,  so  long  as  they  retain 
their  connection  with  the  Executive  Committee  or  any  of  its 
Missions. 

III. 

MISSIONARIES. 

17.  All  persons  regularly  appointed  by  the  Committee  to  life 
service  in  the  foreign  field  are  called  missionaries.  Mission¬ 
aries  are  classed  as  Ordained,  consisting  of  all  ordained  min¬ 
isters  of  the  gospel  engaged  in  missionary  work,  and  Unor¬ 
dained,  consisting  of  teachers,  physicians,  unmarried  women  and 
wives  of  missionaries,  nurses,  industrial  workers,  or  any  others 
engaged  in  missionary  work  without  ordination. 

Duties. 

18.  An  ordained  missionary  is  regarded  as  an  evangelist  in 
the  scriptural  sense  of  the  term.  He  receives  ordination  from 
his  Presbytery  and  retains  his  ecclesiastical  connection  with  that 
Presbytery  though  laboring  in  the  foreign  field.  He  may,  how¬ 
ever,  by  special  permission  of  the  General  Assembly  and  of  his 
Presbytery,  transfer  his  membership  to  a  Presbytery  in  the  for¬ 
eign  field.  In  such  cases,  so  far  as  his  work  is  concerned,  he 


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is  still  a  missionary  of  the  General  Assembly  and  remains  un¬ 
der  the  general  direction  of  the  Executive  Committee  and  of 
the  Mission  of  which  he  is  a  member. 

His  functions  are  to  preach  the  gospel ;  to  found  churches ;  to 
aid  by  way  of  advice  in  forming  Presbyteries  when  the  native 
churches  are  prepared  for  it;  to  translate  the  Word  of  God; 
to  train  ministers  and  other  workers ;  to  exercise  discipline 
when  there  is  no  church  court  in  his  immediate  field  by  which 
it  may  be  exercised;  and  to  do  whatever  else  may  be  necessary 
to  the  promotion  of  evangelical  religion  and  the  organization 
and  establishment  of  the  church  in  his  field. 

Unordained  Missionaries. 

19.  The  duties  of  unordained  missionaries  in  their  several 
departments  are  under  the  general  direction  of  the  Mission. 

Assignment  of  Field. 

20.  When  an  appointment  is  made,  the  missionary  shall  hold 
himself  or  herself  in  readiness  to  receive  the  instructions  of 
the  Committee.  The  time  of  going  to  the  field  is  to  be  deter¬ 
mined  by  the  Executive  Committee.  The  necessary  arrange¬ 
ments  for  travel  will  be  made  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  Commit¬ 
tee. 

The  assignment  of  missionaries  by  the  Committee  is  usually 
to  a  mission,  due  regard  being  paid  to  the  missionary’s  pref¬ 
erence  and  fitness  for  the  work.  For  sufficient  reasons,  how¬ 
ever,  the  Committee  may  assign  a  missionary  to  a  station  or  to  a 
specific  work;  but  the  work  of  missionaries  so  assigned  may 
be  changed  by  the  Mission  should  a  change  of  circumstances 
so  require. 

Passports. 

21.  Passports  are  not  absolutely  necessary  for  all  countries. 
As  exigencies  may  arise  in  any  foreign  country,  however,  when 
a  passport  would  be  of  service,  all  missionaries  are  instructed 
to  procure  them.  A  blank  for  this  purpose  will  be  forwarded 
to  persons  under  appointment  when  their  field  is  designated. 


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Outfit. 


22.  Each  new  missionary  going  to  the  field  will  be  granted 
a  special  appropriation  of  $25.00  for  the  purchase  of  books. 
When  necessary  a  special  appropriation  of  $50.00  for  clothing 
will  be  granted. 

The  Committee  provides  for  each  missionary  or  missionary 
family  a  residence  supplied  with  the  necessary  heavy  furniture. 
Allowance  for  furniture  will  be  made  only  when  necessary.  The 
amount  allowed  for  such  furniture  shall  not  exceed  $75.00  for 
a  single  missionary  and  $200  for  a  married  couple.  All  such 
furniture  purchased  by  the  funds  of  the  Committee  is  for  the 
use  only  of  the  missionary,  and  should  be  left  when  he  removes 
for  his  successor. 

Medical  Outfit. 

Medical  missionaries  when  appointed  should  report  to  the 
Committee  what  surgical  outfit  they  have  for  use  on  the  field. 
In  cases  where  this  outfit  is  not  sufficient  for  independent  sur¬ 
gical  work  it  will  be  supplemented  by  the  Committee,  the 
amount  to  be  expended  for  this  purpose  to  be  determined  in 
each  case  by  the  Committee  after  conference  with  the  mission¬ 
ary.  On  withdrawal  of  missionary  physicians  from  the  work 
all  medical  and  surgical  outfits  purchased  with  the  Committee’s 
funds  shall  be  turned  over  to  the  station  treasurers  to  be  held 
subject  to  the  Committee’s  instruction. 

Outfit  lists  indicating  articles  most  needed  on  the  field  have 
been  prepared  by  the  several  missions,  copies  of  which  will  be 
sent  to  the  persons  appointed  when  assignment  is  made  to  their 
particular  field.  The  Committee  will  be  responsible  for  pur¬ 
chases  made  of  things  mentioned  in  these  lists  only  to  the 
amounts  mentioned  above.  Much  of  the  outfit  can  often  be 
purchased  on  the  field. 

Whenever  possible  it  is  expected  that  the  cost  of  providing 
the  outfit  be  met  by  the  family  or  friends  of  the  outgoing  mis¬ 
sionary.  Parents  who  would  have  aided  their  children  with 


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funds  to  commence  housekeeping  after  marriage,  or  to  start 
them  in  business,  had  they  remained  in  this  country,  will  surely 
not  withhold  such  aid,  when  and  because  they  become  foreign 
missionaries. 

Traveling  Expenses. 

23.  The  Committee  pays  the  expense  of  ttie  journey  from 
the  home  of  the  missionary  to  his  station,  or  vice  versa,  by  the 
most  direct  route.  If  any  missionary  wishes  to  deviate  from 
this  route  and  there  be  no  valid  reason  to  the  contrary  he  shall 
receive  a  sum  equal  to  the  expense  of  the  direct  journey  as 
estimated  by  the  Committee  at  the  time.  The  expense  is  based 
upon  the  shortest  and  least  expensive  route  and  is  not  intended 
to  include  items  of  emergency  beyond  those  incident  to  delays 
from  disarranged  service.  In  case  of  deviation  from  the  direct 
route  or  delays,  the  additional  expense  of  which  is  assumed  by 
the  missionary,  the  time  thus  consumed  will  be  taken  into  con¬ 
sideration  in  fixing  the  date  at  which  home  salary  shall  begin 
or  end. 

Freight  and  Customs. 

The  Committee  pays  freight  on  goods  for  outgoing  new  mis¬ 
sionaries  to  the  extent  of  three  (3)  tons  ship  measurement  for 
each  missionary,  120  cubic  feet,  and  customs  duties  and  insur¬ 
ance  on  a  sum  not  to  exceed  $500.00  valuation. 

Each  missionary  is  allowed  one  hundred  (100)  pounds  of 
baggage  in  excess  of  the  amount  carried  free  by  the  railroads, 
from  his  home  to  the  place  of  embarkation.  The  usual  allow¬ 
ance  by  steamship  companies  is  350  pounds  in  Trans-Pacific 
Steamships.  Other  countries  vary  and  allowance  is  according 
to  actual  need. 

Arrival  on  the  Field. 

24.  Upon  arrival  within  the  bounds  of  the  Mission  to  which 
he  or  she  has  been  assigned,  the  missionary  shall  report  at  once 


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to  the  Secretary  or  other  officer  of  the  Mission,  and  shall  be 
subject  to  all  the  laws  and  regulations  established  for  the  gov¬ 
ernment  of  the  same. 

The  missionary  shall  also  furnish  the  Treasurer  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  with  a  statement  of  all  money  received  for  traveling  ex¬ 
penses,  and  a  detailed  account  of  expenses  actually  incurred  for 
the  journey,  with  vouchers  when  possible.  This  account  shall 
be  carefully  examined  by  the  Treasurer  of  the  Mission  and  a 
copy  duly  attested,  together  with  his  report  thereon,  shall  be 
sent  by  him  at  once  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee. 

Salaries. 

25.  All  salaries  of  missionaries  shall  be  fixed  and  regulated 
by  the  Committee  and  in  like  circumstances  and  conditions 
shall  be  equal.  Salaries  may  vary  in  different  countries,  how¬ 
ever,  according  to  differences  in  the  cost  of  living.  In  deter¬ 
mining  the  amount  of  salary  to  be  paid  in  any  country  the 
Committee  is  guided  by  the  representations  made  by  the  mis¬ 
sionaries  on  the  ground  and  the  amount  may  change  with  chang¬ 
ing  circumstances. 

The  Church  in  the  prosecution  of  this  work  aims  simply  to 
enable  the  missionary  to  do  his  work  efficiently.  She  proposes, 
therefore,  to  give  him  what  may  be  regarded  as  a  comfortable 
but  economical  support — such  as  will  free  him  from  anxious 
care  for  his  temporal  needs  that  he  may  give  himself  wholly 
to  the  work  of  the  Lord. 

In  addition  to  the  salary,  a  house  is  provided.  If  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee  owns  no  house  at  the  station  to  which  the  mis¬ 
sionary  is  assigned,  a  sufficient  allowance  is  made  to  each  mis¬ 
sionary  for  house  rent. 

Children’s  Allowance. 

26.  A  specific  allowance  of  $100.00  per  annum  is  made  for 
each  child  under  ten  years  of  age,  and  of  $125.00  for  each  child 
over  ten  and  under  twenty-one  years  of  age.  For  each  child 


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at  boarding  school  and  not  living  in  the  parents’  home,  whether 
in  this  country  or  on  the  field,  an  allowance  of  $200.00  is  made. 

Remuneration  for  Outside  Work. 

27.  The  missionary  while  in  connection  with  the  Committee 
will  give  his  time  and  strength  to  the  work  of  Foreign  Missions 
under  the  general  direction  of  the  Mission,  and  in  accordance 
with  the  provisions  of  the  Manual.  If,  with  the  express  sanction 
of  the  Mission  and  the  Committee,  he  shall  temporarily  under¬ 
take  work  not  under  the  care  of  the  Committee,  any  sum  of 
money  paid  for  such  work  shall  be  turned  into  the  treasury  of 
the  Mission  and  reported  to  the  Committee,  except  with  the 
approval  of  the  Mission  and  the  explicit  consent  of  the  Com¬ 
mittee  to  the  contrary.  Where  the  regular  work  is  a  source 
of  revenue,  such  as  medical  fees,  etc.,  the  amount  received  shall 
be  similarly  reported. 

Missionaries  on  furlough  shall  report  any  funds  received  by 
them  as  remuneration  for  services  in  supplying  churches,  and 
unless  there  shall  be  special  need,  which  the  Committee  shall 
determine,  all  sums  so  received  shall  be  counted  as  a  part  of 
the  Jlome  Salary. 

The  Salary  of  New  Missionaries. 

28.  The  salary  of  new  missionaries  begins  on  the  arrival  at 
their  stations,  and  ends  when  they  leave  their  stations  on  their 
return  to  this  country  or  on  the  termination  of  their  connection 
with  the  Committee. 

Salaries  shall  be  paid  to  the  missionaries  at  the  end  of  each 
month,  so  far  as  practicable,  and  all  such  accounts  must  be 
closed  at  the  end  of  the  fiscal  year,  March  31st. 

In  case  of  a  missionary  left  a  widower  with  children  and 
keeping  house,  and  of  a  widow  similarly  situated,  the  salary 
shall  be  specially  arranged  in  view  of  all  the  circumstances. 

Medical  Expenses. 

29.  Ordinary  medical  expenses  are  paid  by  the  Executive 
Committee,  provided  such  expenses  are  incurred  with  the  ap- 


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proval  of  the  Committee  for  missionaries  in  this  country,  or 
of  the  Mission  for  missionaries  on  the  field.  For  convenience 
the  Mission  may  at  its  option  appoint  a  sub-committee  with 
authority  to  grant  or  withhold  such  approval.  Bills  for  dental 
work  are  not  included  in  this  provision. 

At  stations  where  medical  missionaries  are  laboring  under 
commission  from  the  Committee,  they  are  regarded  as  the  phy¬ 
sicians  of  the  missionary  families  connected  with  the  Committee, 
to  render  them  service  without  charge,  and  the  Committee  does 
not  engage  to  be  responsible  for  expense  incurred  in  seeking 
medical  aid  elsewhere.  Where  there  is  no  medical  missionary  or 
other  physician,  the  Committee  will  be  responsible  for  expense 
incurred  in  reaching  or  obtaining  the  nearest  competent  physician 
or  surgeon.  At  stations  where  there  is  no  medical  missionary 
of  the  Committee,  an  allowance  for  medical  attendance  will  be 
made,  the  amount  to  be  included  in  the  estimates  as  a  station 
appropriation.  When  in  exceptional  cases  this  amount  is  neces¬ 
sarily  exceeded,  an  application  in  regular  form  for  special  appro¬ 
priation  may  be  made  to  the  Committee. 

Provision  in  Case  of  Death. 

30.  In  case  of  death  in  a  missionary’s  family  the  salary  or  al¬ 
lowance  appropriated  by  the  Executive  Committee  shall  continue 
for  a  period  of  four  months. 

In  order  that  some  provision  may  be  made  for  the  family  of  a 
missionary  who  may  die  in  the  service,  leaving  a  widow,  or  a 
widow  with  dependent  children,  or  dependent  children  without 
a  widow,  said  survivors  of  such  deceased  missionary  shall  be 
paid  the  following  annuities  for  a  period  of  six  years  if  they  live 
so  long.  Where  the  deceased  leaves  only  a  widow,  she  shall 
receive  $300.00.  If  he  leaves  a  widow  with  dependent  children, 
they  shall  receive  $400.00.  If  he  leaves  only  dependent  children, 
they  shall  receive  $300.00.  (See  Minutes  General  Assembly, 
1890,  page  30)  . 


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Vacations  on  the  Field. 

31.  Missionaries  are  expected  conscientiously  to  care  for  their 
health,  taking  such  rests  and  vacations  in  the  vicinity  of  their 
mission  fields  as  are  deemed  expedient.  Such  brief  vacations  as 
may  be  necessary  for  the  best  interests  of  the  work  are  to  be 
determined,  as  to  the  period  and  duration,  by  the  Mission,  on  a 
basis  submitted  by  the  Mission  and  approved  by  the  Executive 
Committee. 

Furloughs. 

32.  While  the  missionary  work  is  regarded  as  a  life  service, 
occasional  furloughs  should  be  taken,  for  purposes  of  physical 
recuperation,  mental  and  spiritual  re-invigoration,  special  study 
in  the  line  of  one’s  special  work,  and  the  dissemination  of  inform¬ 
ation  and  interest  in  the  home  churches. 

The  frequency  with  which  furloughs  should  be  taken  depends 
largely  on  the  character  of  the  climate  and  other  special  features 
of  the  field  in  which  the  missionary  works.  Wide  differences 
in  these  respects  make  any  uniform  term  of  service  for  all  fields 
impracticable. 

The  minimum  terms  of  service  and  furloughs  for  our  different 
Missions  at  present  are ; 

For  China,  Japan,  Korea  and  Southern  Brazil,  one  year  of  fur¬ 
lough  with  full  traveling  expenses  after  seven  years  of  service. 
For  single  women  the  term  of  service  is  six  years. 

For  Northern  Brazil,  one  year  of  furlough  with  full  traveling 
expenses  after  five  years  of  service. 

For  Africa,  for  the  first  term,  one  year  of  furlough,  including 
time  of  travel,  with  full  traveling  expenses,  after  three  years  of 
service.  Subsequent  terms  after  four  years  of  service. 

In  Mexico  and  Cuba  three  months’  vacation  is  allowed  every 
two  years.  The  missionaries  pay  their  own  traveling  expenses 
during  vacation  and  are  paid  their  usual  field  salaries  while  at 
home. 


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The  limited  supply  of  missionaries  in  almost  every  field,  the 
serious  interference  with  the  work  which  furloughs  involve,  and 
the  additional  burdens  which  they  lay  upon  already  over-worked 
colleagues,  as  well  as  the  heavy  expense  whieh  they  entail,  render 
it  desirable  that  furloughs  should  be  limited  to  the  reasonable 
necessities  of  each  case.  A  missionary  is  not  to  assume  that  he 
is  to  take  a  furlough  at  the  expiration  of  the  minimum  term  of 
service  for  his  Mission,  irrespective  of  his  physical  condition 
and  the  judgment  of  the  Mission  as  to  the  needs  of  the  work. 

In  cases  where  a  missionary  shall  have  been  on  the  field  longer 
than  the  usual  term  and  his  wife  for  a  period  shorter  than  the 
term,  or  vice  versa,  it  shall  be  allowable  to  fix  the  minimum  term 
of  service  at  a  medium  or  average  point  for  the  two. 

Special  Causes  for  Return. 

Any  other  leave  of  absence  than  the  furlough  thus  provided 
for  must  be  by  vote  of  the  Executive  Committee  on  recommenda¬ 
tion  of  the  Mission,  except  where  a  critieal  condition  of  health 
or  the  adjustment  of  conflicting  furloughs  does  not  admit  of 
delay.  In  such  cases  the  approval  of  the  Mission  will  be  deemed 
sufficient,  the  action  to  be  promptly  reported  to  the  Executive 
Committee  with  medical  certificate.  This  medical  certificate  must 
be  signed  by  the  medical  missionary  at  the  station,  where  there 
is  one.  Where  there  are  a  number  of  medical  missionaries  near 
enough  together  to  have  a  consultation,  it  shall  be  on  the  recom¬ 
mendation  of  such  a  consultation  that  missionaries  shall  be 
ordered  home  on  aecount  of  ill  health. 

Medical  Certificate  Upon  Arrival  and  Before  Return. 

33.  Missionaries,  when  they  arrive  at  home  on  furlough,  are 
to  have  a  thorough  medical  examination,  in  order  to  discover 
any  possible  weakness  requiring  medical  attention,  and  another 
before  returning  to  the  field.  A  sufficient  portion  of  their  fur¬ 
lough  is  to  be  spent  in  rest  and  recuperation  to  insure  their  re¬ 
turn  in  the  best  physical  condition. 


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34-  The  Executive  Committee  cannot  assume  the  responsi¬ 
bility  of  bringing  missionary  families  home  to  the  United  States 
on  account  of  the  health  of  children.  It  provides  for  the 
regular  furlough  of  missionaries,  for  their  return  on  account  of 
their  own  health  when  necessary,  and  when  they  withdraw  from 
the  work  for  reasons  satisfactory  to  the  Committee. 

The  Executive  Committee  expects  that  each  missionary  return 
promptly  to  his  field  after  the  regular  term  of  furlough  has 
elapsed;  earlier  or  later  returns  being  allowable  only  by  special 
permission  of  the  Executive  Committee.  The  Treasurer  of  the 
Executive  Committee  will  cease  payment  of  home  salary  at  the 
expiration  of  the  term  of  furlough  unless  the  furlough  has  been 
extended  by  action  of  the  Committee. 

35.  It  is  desirable  that  missionaries  on  furlough  should  spend 
part  of  their  time  in  further  preparation  for  their  work,  the 
courses  of  study  pursued  having  special  relation  to  the  mission¬ 
ary’s  particular  work.  When  the  institution  and  courses  of  study 
selected  have  been  approved  by  the  Committee,  an  appropriation 
will  be  made  to  aid  in  meeting  the  expense  involved,  the  amount 
to  be  determined  by  the  necessities  of  the  case. 

Return  From  the  Field. 

36.  Missionaries  in  returning  home  should  bring  a  statement 
of  accounts  from  the  Mission  Treasurer  or  Station  Treasurer, 
such  statement  to  cover  the  salary  account  and  other  accounts, 
and  funds  furnished  for  traveling  expenses.  Immediately  after 
arriving  in  the  United  States  they  should  report  to  the  Treas¬ 
urer  of  the  Executive  Committee  a  full  statement  of  traveling 
expenses;  also  home  address,  with  names  and  ages  of  all  children 
under  twenty-one  years,  except  in  case  of  married  daughters. 

Retiring  Allowances. 

37.  When  superannuated  or  disabled  missionaries  return 
finally  to  this  country,  with  the  approval  of  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee,  the  Committee  will  make  such  grant  for  their  support  as 


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the  circumstances  in  each  case  may  require  and  the  resources  of 
the  Committee  allow — it  being  understood : 

(a)  That  no  permanent  pensions  or  annuities  are  to  be  settled 
on  any  one,  and  that  all  grants  made  are  subject  to  renewal  or 
otherwise,  as  the  Committee  may  determine,  at  the  close  of 
each  year. 

(b)  That  except  in  extraordinary  cases,  after  the  lapse  of 
three  months  after  their  return,  no  grant  is  to  be  made  to  re¬ 
turned  missionaries  who  are  neither  superannuated  nor  disabled 
by  sickness  and  yet  are  not  expected  to  return  to  the  field. 

Home  Salary. 

38.  The  salaries  of  missionaries  in  this  country  on  furlough 
are,  for  a  man  and  his  wife,  $1,100;  for  a  single  man  or  woman, 
$550.00.  In  case  of  necessity  these  amounts  may  be  supplemented 
by  special  grants. 

Children  of  Missionaries. 

39.  The  Committee  defrays  the  expense  of  the  journey  of  the 
children  of  missionaries  to  this  country  under  the  age  of  eighteen, 
provided  that  the  number  of  single  trips  of  any  child  between 
this  country  and  the  foreign  field  for  which  the  Committee  shall 
be  responsible  shall  not  exceed  five;  but  it  does  not  engage  to 
meet  the  expense  of  their  return  after  the  age  of  eighteen  to  the 
country  from  which  they  came,  unless  they  go  out  as  mission¬ 
aries  under  appointment  by  the  Committee. 

Withdrawal  of  Missionaries. 

40.  In  case  of  the  withdrawal  of  a  missionary  from  service 
for  reasons  considered  valid,  the  Executive  Committee  will  pay 
the  expense  of  return  home  by  the  shortest  route  within  a  year, 
and  may  make  a  temporary  grant  for  such  persons  if  deemed 
necessary. 

41.  As  furloughs,  while  primarily  contemplating  the  health 
of  the  missionary,  have  reference  also  to  the  better  equipment 
of  missionaries  and  the  advantage  of  the  mission  cause  in  the 


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church  at  home,  it  is  usually  desirable  that  they  be  spent  in  the 
United  States.  Any  missionary  wishing  to  spend  part  of  the 
furlough  in  foreign  countries  is  expected  to  correspond  with  the 
Committee  before  leaving  tlie  field  with  reference  to  the  time  to 
be  so  spent,  and  the  date  at  which  the  home  allowance  shall  begin. 

As  the  Committee  pays  the  travel  expense  to  the  home  of  the 
missionary,  it  is  necessary  that  the  domicile  be  stated  when  ren¬ 
dering  the  travel  account,  and  that  the  journey  thereto  be  ac¬ 
cording  to  the  provision  of  Paragraph  20. 

If  the  missionary  has  no  settled  home  in  the  United  States, 
then  the  domicile  shall  be  considered  that  place  at  which  he 
spends  the  greater  part  of  his  furlough,  and  not  the  farthest 
point  to  which  he  may  travel  in  making  visits  among  relatives, 
friends,  or  churches. 

Traveling  on  Furlough. 

42.  The  Committee  defrays  the  expense  of  missionaries  re¬ 
turning  on  furlough  by  the  usual  direct  route  from  the  station 
to  the  home  of  the  missionary  in  this  country.  The  alternative 
proposition  of  Paragraph  20,  regarding  journey  to  the  field,  is 
available  for  the  home  journey  as  well. 

Recall  of  Missionaries. 

43.  A  missionary  may  be  recalled  for  incompetence,  for  neg¬ 
lect  of  duty,  for  disobedience  to  instructions,  for  immoral  conduct, 
or  on  account  of  continued  ill  health.  The  reasons  for  such  recall 
must  be  of  record  by  the  Committee  to  come  with  its  Minutes 
before  the  General  Assembly.  If  the  missionary  feel  aggrieved, 
he  has  the  right  of  appeal  to  the  General  Assembly. 

Special  Objects. 

44.  Funds  specially  contributed  for  special  objects  must  always 
be  forwarded  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Committee  to  be  forwarded 
by  him  to  the  Mission  Treasurers.  When  the  amount  contributed 
to  any  special  object,  whether  salary  or  Annual  Cost  Fund  of 
missionaries  or  support  of  work,  exceeds  the  amount  appropri- 


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ated  by  the  Committee  for  that  object,  the  balance  shall  be  re¬ 
tained  by  the  Treasurer  subject  to  the  order  of  the  contributor, 
and  shall  not  be  used  by  any  Mission  either  for  salary  or  other 
work,  unless  specially  appropriated  for  that  purpose  by  the  Com¬ 
mittee. 

Correspondence  From  the  Field. 

45-  Missionaries  specially  supported  are  expected  to  correspond 
with  the  churches,  societies  or  individuals  supporting  them.  The 
importance  and  faithful  discharge  of  this  duty  cannot  be  too 
greatly  emphasized.  The  burden  which  it  imposes  on  the  mis¬ 
sionaries  is  amply  compensated  by  the  interest  in  them  and  the 
sympathy  with  them  in  their  work  resulting  from  it.  All  mission¬ 
aries  are  encouraged  to  correspond  freely  with  the  Committee 
as  to  their  work. 

46.  Mission  Secretaries  should  address  all  official  correspond¬ 
ence  to  the  Secretary  of  Foreign  Correspondence.  All  action 
of  the  Executive  Committee  is  officially  reported  to  the  Mission 
by  the  Foreign  Department.  As  a  rule,  all  missionary  corre¬ 
spondence  with  the  Committee  is  held  with  the  Foreign  Depart¬ 
ment,  where  all  such  correspondence  is  filed. 

Missions  and  missionaries  in  transmitting  matters  requiring 
Committee  action  are  requested  to  transmit  them  in  strictly  busi¬ 
ness  communications,  distinct  from  matters  of  general  missionary 
interest.  After  each  Mission  meeting,  the  Secretary  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion  shall  make  a  separate  list  of  such  acts  of  the  Mission  meet¬ 
ing,  and  transmit  them  as  promptly  as  possible  to  the  Committee 
in  a  separate  communication. 


IV. 

THE  MISSION. 

47.  In  every  separate  field  there  is  a  Mission,  technically  so 
called.  It  is  composed  of  all  the  male  missionaries  on  the  field. 


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Organization. 

The  Mission  shall  be  organized  with  Chairman,  Secretary  and 
Treasurer,  and  shall  transact  its  business  according  to  the  ordi¬ 
nary  rules  of  parliamentary  bodies.  No  native  can  become  a 
member  of  the  Mission  except  by  appointment  of  the  Executive 
Committee  on  the  recommendation  of  the  Mission. 

Meetings. 

Regular  meetings  of  the  Mission  shall  be  held  at  least  once  a 
year,  and  all  missionaries  are  required,  when  possible,  to  attend 
the  meetings,  and  to  make  written  reports  of  their  work  on  blanks 
furnished  by  the  Mission.  A  full  and  accurate  record  of  the 
proceedings  shall  be  kept,  any  portion  of  which  may  be  reviewed 
by  the  Executive  Committee  when  deemed  necessary,  or  when 
the  Committee  is  requested  to  do  so  by  any  member  of  the  Mission. 

Special  meetings  may  be  held,  subject  to  such  rules  as  each 
Mission  may  provide.  But  the  action  taken  at  such  meetings 
shall  be  subject  to  revision  by  the  next  regular  meeting. 

In  regular  and  special  meetings,  at  which  a  quorum  is  present, 
all  questions  shall  be  decided  by  the  vote  of  a  majority  present 
and  voting,  subject,  however,  to  the  following  provision: 

Except  upon  a  motion  affecting  his  own  location,  no  missionary 
shall  be  allowed  to  vote  who  has  not  been  one  year  on  the  field, 
and  has  not  satisfactorily  passed  the  examination  prescribed  for 
the  first  year. 

In  any  matter  directly  affecting  the  work  of  any  unmarried 
woman  missionary  no  action  shall  be  taken  until  she  has  first 
been  informed  of  the  proposed  action,  and  has  had  opportunity 
to  submit  her  views  on  the  subject  to  the  Mission. 

Rules. 

48.  Each  Mission  shall  be  at  liberty,  and  is  advised,  to  adopt 
such  system  of  rules  as  in  its  judgment  is  best  calculated  to  pro¬ 
mote  the  regularity,  economy  and  effectiveness  of  its  work, 
provided  that  nothing  in  such  system  or  particular  rules  shall 

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in  any  way  conflict  with  the  rules  of  the  Executive  Committee 
as  contained  in  the  Manual.  Copies  of  the  Missions’  rules  should 
be  sent  to  the  Executive  Committee  for  its  information. 

Reports. 

49.  In  addition  to  the  usual  correspondence  which  is  expected 
of  missionaries,  there  should  be  in  every  Mission  a  regular  cor¬ 
respondent  to  gather  the  news  of  the  progress  of  the  work  and 
report  at  least  quarterly  to  the  Executive  Committee  for  the 
information  of  the  Church, 

Language  Study. 

so.  The  Committee  regards  the  ability  to  write,  but  especially 
to  speak  the  native  language  as  an  indispensable  qualification  for 
missionary  service.  To  aid  in  securing  this,  the  several  Missions 
are  required,  through  a  competent  committee,  to  provide  for 
proper  language  instruction  and  to  examine  all  new  missionaries 
at  the  close  of  the  first  and  second  years  of  service,  and  at  such 
other  times  as  the  Mission  may  deem  wise,  as  to  their  knowledge 
of  the  native  tongues,  and  report  the  result  to  the  Secretary  of 
the  Committee  having  charge  of  Correspondence  with  the  Mis¬ 
sion.  The  Mission  is  instructed  to  withhold  from  new  mission¬ 
aries  the  right  to  vote  in  Mission  meeting  until  they  have  passed 
examinations  satisfactory  to  the  Mission,  showing  commendable 
progress  in  the  mastery  of  the  vernacular.  But  the  Mission  shall 
have  authority  to  modify  this  rule  in  exceptional  cases. 

Ad-Interim  Committee. 

51.  The  Mission  may,  if  the  needs  of  the  work  seem  to  de¬ 
mand  it,  appoint  an  ad-interim  committee,  consisting  of  three  or 
five  of  their  number,  with  not  more  than  two  from  one  station. 
This  committee  may  transact  such  urgent  business  as  may  re¬ 
quire  action  between  meetings  of  the  Mission.  But  its  action 
must  be  submitted  to  the  Mission  at  its  next  meeting.  Through 
this  ad-interim  committee  any  communication  may  come  orderly 
before  the  Executive  Committee. 


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Comity. 

'  52.  It  is  a  principle  with  the  Executive  Committee  that  its 
Missions  and  missionaries  seek  to  maintain  friendly  relations 
with  those  of  other  Societies,  and  especially  that  they  associate 
themselves  as  closely  as  possible  with  those  of  like  faith  and 
order  laboring  in  the  same  field. 

Relations  to  Governments. 

53.  Missions  and  missionaries  should  carefully  abstain  from  all 
interference  with  the  political  affairs  and  institutions  of  the  people 
among  whom  they  labor,  and  in  the  prosecution  or  defense  of 
lawsuits.  While  their  good  offices  may  be  used  to  promote  a 
peaceful  settlement  of  difficulties,  extreme  caution  should  be 
exercised  in  invoking  the  intervention  of  consular  or  diplomatic 
agents  of  their  own  or  other  governments. 

Business  Dealings  with  Outsiders. 

54.  Unless  authorized  by  the  Mission  in  cases  of  emergency, 
no  missionary  shall  borrow  money  of  natives  or  foreigners  in 
mission  fields,  either  for  himself  or  for  his  missionary  work. 
The  Executive  Committee  cannot  be  held  responsible  for  such 
obligations. 

No  missionary  shall  make  commercial  investments  of  any  kind 
in  the  country  where  he  serves,  without  the  knowledge  and  ap¬ 
proval  of  the  Executive  Committee,  nor  should  he  under  any  cir¬ 
cumstances  make  personal  loans  as  investments  to  the  natives. 
Every  missionary  should  keep  himself  as  free  as  possible,  consist¬ 
ently  with  necessities  growing  directly  out  of  the  missionary 
work,  from  business  relations  and  complications  with  the  people 
dwelling  in  the  country  where  he  is  located. 

Appeals. 

55.  The  Executive  Committee,  while  reserving  the  right  to 
revise,  approve  or  annul  the  decisions  of  the  Mission,  yet  earn¬ 
estly  desires  and  hopes  that  questions  relating  to  the  general 
conduct  of  the  Missions  or  the  work  of  individual  missionaries 


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may  be  satisfactorily  settled  on  the  field.  The  right,  however, 
of  each  missionary  is  fully  recognized  to  appeal  to  the  Executive 
Committee  from  a  decision  of  the  Mission  by  which  he  may  feel 
himself  aggrieved,  or  which  he  may  conceive  to  be  injurious  to 
the  work. 

Every  missionary  so  appealing  shall  give  to  the  Mission  due 
notice  of  his  intention,  and  shall  file  with  it  a  copy  of  all  papers 
which  he  proposes  to  send  to  the  Executive  Committee,  in  ample 
time  for  the  Mission  to  prepare  a  reply,  of  which  he  shall  also 
receive  a  copy. 

Pending  the  Executive  Committee’s  decision  in  such  a  case, 
no  action  shall  be  taken,  unless  imperatively  demanded,  which 
will  change  established  conditions,  the  appeal  in  all  ordinary 
cases  operating  as  a  “stay  of  proceedings.”  When,  however, 
action  of  some  kind  seems  to  be  imperative,  the  Mission  shall 
immediately  make  full  report  to  the  Executive  Committee  of 
the  fact  and  nature  of  the  action  and  the  reasons  therefor. 

Duties. 

56.  The  Mission  has  general  care  and  supervision  of  all  mis¬ 
sionary  work  within  its  limits.  At  its  regular  stated  meetings  it 
shall  designate  the  particular  work  of  each  missionary,  provided 
that  has  not  been  previously  done  by  the  Executive  Committee. 
It  shall  consider  the  opening  of  new  stations,  or  the  entering  on 
new  work,  on  which  it  is  to  make  recommendation  to  the  Execu¬ 
tive  Committee  for  final  action. 

57.  The  Mission  shall  apportion  all  appropriations  for  the 
work  of  the  Mission  except  such  as  are  specially  designated  by 
the  Executive  Committee.  Any  funds  given  by  friends  living  in 
the  vicinity  of  the  Mission  or  elsewhere,  for  any  particular  pur¬ 
pose  connected  with  that  Mission,  and  not  intended  to  be  acknowl¬ 
edged  as  general  missionary  funds,  are  to  be  applied  by  the  Mis¬ 
sion  according  to  the  wishes  of  the  donor,  unless  the  proposed 
expenditure  be  deemed  unwise,  in  which  case  it  shall  correspond 


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with  the  donor  on  the  subject,  holding  the  funds  subject  to  his 
order. 

Property. 

58.  The  Mission  is  to  have  charge  and  management  of  all 
property  in  the  field  acquired  for  the  benefit  of  its  work. 

No  property  exceeding  $250.00  in  value  is  to  be  purchased  or 
sold,  nor  any  buildings  erected  without  the  sanction  of  the  Ex¬ 
ecutive  Committee.  None  of  the  Committee’s  property  is  to  be 
mortgaged  or  assigned  for  any  debt.  All  property  given  or  pur¬ 
chased  for  the  Committee  shall  be  at  once  transferred  to  it,  or  be 
held  in  trust  for  it. 

Gifts  on  the  field  or  from  sources  outside  of  the  Committee’s 
treasury  for  the  erection  of  buildings  on  the  property  of  the 
Committee,  or  for  enlarging  or  improving  buildings  already  in 
use,  or  for  acquiring  new  property,  should  be  reported  to  the 
Committee,  and  before  these  gifts  are  expended  full  plans  of  the 
improvement  contemplated  should  be  submitted  to  the  Committee 
for  its  approval. 

Title  deeds  of  any  property  are  to  be  duly  recorded  in  the  way 
required  by  the  Government  within  whose  territory  the  Mission 
is  located.  Copies  thereof,  with  diagram  of  land  and  buildings, 
must  be  sent  to  the  Committee’s  Treasurer. 

All  repairs  on  buildings  shall  be  included  in  the  general  esti¬ 
mates,  and  no  enlargement  or  alteration  involving  expense  shall 
be  made  without  the  concurrence  of  the  Property  Committee,  and, 
if  amounting  to  more  than  $250.00,  the  sanction  of  the  Committee. 

Each  year  all  stations  should  forward  to  the  Committee’s  Treas¬ 
urer,  upon  blanks  furnished  for  such  purpose,  all  details  of  new 
property  acquired  or  buildings  erected. 

Missionaries  who  expend  funds  belonging  to  the  Committee,  or 
who  in  any  way  involve  the  Committee  in  financial  obligations, 
without  its  consent,  will  be  held  personally  responsible  for  the 
amount  involved. 


Sale  and  Rent. 

59-  Property  not  in  use  and  not  likely  to  be  needed  for  mis¬ 
sionary  purposes  should  be  disposed  of  as  soon  as  a  fair  price 
can  be  obtained.  Sales  are  to  be  authorized  by  the  Missions  or 
property  committees  on  terms  approved  by  them  and  confirmed, 
in  the  case  of  real  estate,  by  the  Executive  Committee.  The  pro¬ 
ceeds  of  such  sales  should  be  reported  to  the  Committee,  and 
credited  at  once.  Where  property  unused  by  the  Committee  can¬ 
not  be  sold,  it  should  be  rented  as  advantageously  as  possible 
and  the  proceeds  reported  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Committee. 
In  such  cases  the  character  of  the  tenant  and  the  proposed  use 
of  the  property  are  to  be  carefully  considered. 

No  equipment  work  shall  be  begun  or  debts  therefor  contracted 
by  the  Mission  until  plans,  specifications  and  estimates  have  been 
submitted  to  the  Executive  Committee  and  approved.  After  the 
funds  have  been  received  by  the  Committee  and  permission  given 
the  Mission  to  begin  work,  monthly  statements  of  progress  must 
be  made  by  the  Mission  to  the  Committee.  When  the  work  is 
completed,  a  full  statement  of  land,  building  and  equipment,  with 
the  cost  thereof,  must  be  filed  with  the  Executive  Committee  to 
be  kept  in  its  permanent  records.  The  permanent  equipment 
account  must  be  kept  by  the  Mission  separate  from  the  Mission 
budget  account,  and  the  balance  on  hand  at  the  end  of  each  year 
reported  to  the  Executive  Committee. 

Estimates. 

6o.  At  the  Annual  Meeting  the  Mission  shall  prepare  a  careful 
estimate  of  the  probable  necessary  expense  of  the  work  for  the 
year  beginning  on  the  first  of  April  following  the  date  of  the 
Annual  Meeting.  Where  there  is  more  than  one  station  in  a 
Mission,  each  station  shall  prepare  its  estimates  to  be  submitted 
at  the  Annual  Meeting  for  detailed  consideration  and  recommend¬ 
ation. 


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Objects  Included. 

The  estimates  should  indicate : 

First,  what  is  needed  for  the  maintenance  of  the  work  already 
undertaken,  the  amount  not  to  exceed  the  grant  for  the  same 
work  the  preceding  year;  and,  second,  what  is  needed,  for  any 
new  work  the  Mission  wishes  to  undertake,  such  work  to  he 
specifically  described.  In  recommending  appropriations  for  new 
work,  such  as  the  sending  out  of  new  missionaries,  the  purchase 
of  property,  the  opening  of  new  out-stations,  or  the  establishment 
of  schools  or  hospitals,  the  Mission  shall  indicate  the  order  of 
their  importance. 

The  estimates  should  be  promptly  forwarded  to  the  Treasurer 
of  the  Committee,  and  will  be  acted  upon  by  the  Committee  as 
promptly  as  possible.  Pending  such  action,  the  Mission  is  author¬ 
ized  to  proceed  with  all  expenditures  included  under  the  first 
class,  and  the  Treasurer  will  remit  accordingly,  but  may  not  enter 
upon  the  expenditures  included  in  the  other  classes  without 
authority  from  the  Committee. 

In  making  these  estimates  the  Mission  will  follow  the  classifica¬ 
tion  of  expenditures  as  arranged  by  the  Committee,  and  will  use 
the  estimate  blanks  provided  by  the  Committee. 

6i.  In  planning  its  work  for  the  ensuing  year,  each  station 
shall  consult  with  the  proper  agents  of  the  native  church  with  the 
view  of  securing  the  assumption  by  the  native  church  of  its 
proper  share  in  and  responsibility  for  the  support  of  the  work. 

In  case  any  work  is  partly  supported  by  receipts  on  the  field,  a 
tentative  estimate  of  such  receipts  should  be  sent  to  the  Commit¬ 
tee.  Should  the  actual  receipts  exceed  the  estimated  receipts,  the 
gain  shall  accrue  to  the  treasury  of  the  Committee.  Wlien,  how¬ 
ever,  the  excess  is  due  to  an  unforeseen  enlargement  of  the  work 
— for  example,  to  more  paying  pupils  in  schools  or  patients  in 
hospitals — it  shall  be  allowable  to  apply  so  much  of  the  excess 
as  may  be  necessary  to  meet  the  increased  cost  of  the  work  due 
to  this  enlargement.  But  this  shall  not  be  understood  to  impose 


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upon  the  Committee  any  obligation  to  increase  the  grants  from 
its  treasury  for  the  work. 

Emergency  Estimates. 

62.  The  Mission  should  include  in  its  estimates  a  tentative 
estimate  of  the  amount  required  for  emergency  health  returns 
during  the  year. 

After  the  estimates  are  sent  to  the  Committee,  special  requests 
for  grants  cannot  be  entertained  except  in  extraordinary  cases. 
When  such  cases  arise  they  should  be  submitted  to  the  Mission, 
either  at  a  Mission  Meeting  or  by  circular  letter,  and  forwarded 
to  the  Committee  with  the  Mission’s  recommendation.  The  ap¬ 
proval  of  such  requests  by  the  Ad-interim  Committee  of  any  Mis¬ 
sion  will  be  adequate  when  such  committee  exists. 

63.  As  the  Committee  must  render  annual  reports  to  the 
Church  of  its  expenditures  on  the  foreign  field,  the  various  Mis¬ 
sions  must  consider  each  year’s  appropriation  as  available  only 
during  the  year  for  which  they  are  made. 

Special  Appeals. 

64.  The  direct  or  indirect  solicitation  of  funds  by  missionaries 
on  the  field  or  on  furlough,  to  be  used  as  extras  or  specials  for 
their  local  work,  over  and  above  the  amounts  called  for  in  the 
regular  budget,  is  contrary  to  the  policy  and  orders  of  the  Ex¬ 
ecutive  Committee.  In  case  missionaries  have  private  knowledge 
or  information  which  in  their  judgment  justifies  a  departure  from 
this  policy,  the  Executive  Secretary  must  be  consulted,  the  letters 
of  solicitation  must  be  submitted  to  and  transmitted  through  him, 
and  the  amounts  so  secured  must  be  treated  and  credited  as  part 
of  the  regular  budget  unless  expressly  ordered  otherwise  by  the 
Executive  Committee. 

Missionaries  are  not  permitted  to  solicit  funds  for  permanent 
equipment  specials  until  such  appeals  and  theif  objects  have  been 
approved  by  both  the  Mission  concerned  and  the  Executive 
Committee.  The  correspondence  shall  be  transmitted  through 


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the  Executive  Secretary,  and  the  donors  shall  be  apprised  of  all 
particulars. 

65.  All  money  not  paid  through  the  Treasurer  of  the  Commit¬ 
tee,  but  received  for  the  work  by  missionaries  from  churches  or 
other  organizations  or  from  individuals,  should  be  reported 
through  the  Mission  Treasurers.  Wherever  consistent  with  the 
will  of  the  donor  such  gifts  should  be  applied  to  the  regular 
budget  of  authorized  expenditures  for  the  year  until  this  has 
been  wholly  met.  But  if  this  is  not  allowable,  the  Committee  con¬ 
siders  it  but  just  to  the  Church  and  to  the  givers  themselves  and 
to  the  work  as  a  whole  that  all  gifts  going  out  to  the  field  should 
be  reported  to  the  Mission  Treasurer,  and  the  Mission  Treasurer 
make  report  to  the  Committee,  showing: 

(a)  All  gifts  passing  through  his  hands  for  special  purposes. 

(b)  As  far  as  possible,  all  gifts  not  passing  through  his  hands 
but  received  and  expended  by  individual  missionaries  for  the 
work. 

Liberty  of  Transfer. 

66.  Any  Mission  or  station  is  at  liberty  to  make  necessary 
transfers  in  the  annual  appropriations,  as  sent  by  the  Committee, 
within  any  one  class,  except  within  the  following : 

“Missionaries  on  Field,”  “Missionaries  Not  on  Field,”  “New 
Missionaries,”  and  “New  Property.”  When  necessary,  transfers 
from  one  class  to  another  may  also  be  made  within  the  fiscal  year 
if  approved  by  the  Mission  or  Ad-interim  Committee  of  the  Mis¬ 
sion.  This  liberty  of  transfer  is  allowed  upon  the  following  con¬ 
ditions  : 

First — That  each  Mission  will  be  responsible  for  bringing  its 
expenditures  for  the  year  within  its  appropriations,  and  that  any 
overdrafts  will  be  charged  against  the  appropriations  for  the 
ensuing  year. 

Second — That  where,  at  the  end  of  the  year,  any  Mission  closes 
its  accounts  with  a  balance,  this  balance  shall  be  reported  to  the 
Committee  and  be  applied  towards  meeting  the  appropriations 


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for  the  new  year,  reducing  by  so  much  the  amount  to  be  sent  out 
by  the  Committee. 

It  is,  of  course,  expected  that  the  Mission  will  take  into  due 
consideration  any  association  of  particular  objects  with  special 
givers  in  this  country,  and  will  not  needlessly  disturb  such  rela¬ 
tions.  But,  if,  in  the  judgment  of  the  Mission,  the  interests  of 
the  work  are  seriously  involved,  the  Committee  will  support  the 
Mission  in  assigning  to  such  objects  their  proportionate  share  of 
any  reduction,  and  the  Committee  will  take  up  with  the  givers 
at  home  any  difficulties  which  may  arise. 

Annual  Report. 

67.  The  Mission  shall  send  annually  to  the  Executive  Com¬ 
mittee  a  full  historical  and  statistical  report  of  the  work  for  the 
twelve  months  ending  at  such  date  as  the  Mission  considers  most 
suitable.  This  report  should  not  be  mainly  a  collection  of  ex 
tracts  from  station  reports  and  from  personal  reports  of  mission 
aries  made  to  the  Mission,  nor  should  the  duty  of  preparing  it  be 
assigned  to  members  of  the  Mission  in  rotation,  but  only  to  those 
who  are  known  to  have  gifts  for  such  work. 

Each  Mission  should  appoint  annually  a  carefully  selected  com¬ 
mittee  for  this  purpose,  the  name  of  whose  chairman  should  be 
immediately  forwarded  to  the  Executive  Committee.  To  this 
select  committee  all  individual  and  station  reports  should  be 
submitted,  and  by  it  a  revised  and  condensed  report  based  upon 
these,  covering  the  whole  field,  and  embracing  such  other  matters 
pertaining  to  the  interests  of  the  Mission  as  may  properly  claim 
their  attention,  should  be  prepared.  That  part  of  the  Annual 
Report  which  gives  in  figures  a  general  summary  should  be  made 
out  on  the  statistical  blanks  furnished  by  the  Committee,  and 
should  give  the  proper  numeral  for  every  item  of  information 
asked  for  regarding  the  condition  and  work  of  each  station  and 
of  the  Mission  as  a  whole. 

The  Annual  Report  thus  complete  should  be  forwarded  to  the 
Executive  Committee  so  as  to  reach  the  office  not  later  than  Feb¬ 
ruary  first.  The  importance  of  this  matter  is  such  that  failure 

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to  send  a  complete  report,  or  to  send  it  in  time  to  reach  the  Com¬ 
mittee  by  the  appointed  date,  will  be  considered  so  serious  a  dere¬ 
liction  of  duty  as  to  require  immediate  investigation  by  the  Ex¬ 
ecutive  Committee. 

Mission  Treasurer. 

68.  The  Mission  shall  elect  a  Treasurer  at  its  Annual  Meeting, 
or  when  a  vacancy  occurs,  said  Treasurer  to  assume  his  duties 
at  the  time  designated  by  the  Mission,  the  election  to  be  reported 
to  the  Committee.  It  devolves  on  the  Mission  Treasurer  to  pre¬ 
serve  carefully  all  deeds  of  Mission  property  and  other  legal 
papers  not  transmitted  to  the  Committee,  to  keep  in  official  books, 
procured  at  the  Committee’s  expense  and  to  be  the  property  of 
the  Committee,  clear  and  correct  accounts  of  all  receipts  and 
payments,  and  to  have  vouchers  for  the  latter,  and  to  keep  files 
of  all  official  correspondence  properly  belonging  to  his  depart¬ 
ment.  His  books  must  be  open  to  inspection  by  any  member  of 
the  Mission  at  any  reasonable  time. 

The  Mission  Treasurer  is  the  agent  of  the  Committee  for  the 
distribution  of  the  amount  appropriated  for  his  Mission,  and  is 
responsible  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Committee  for  all  funds  for¬ 
warded  by  him.  These  funds  must  be  kept  in  a  bank  or  other 
safe  depository  approved  by  the  Mission.  They  are  not  to  be 
loaned  under  any  circumstances.  No  financial  obligations  must 
be  assumed  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  without  its  consent,  and 
it  is  within  the  proper  right  of  the  Committee  to  repudiate  any 
such  obligation.  The  acceptance  of  funds  for  deposit  and  invest¬ 
ment  of  same  in  any  form  of  security  must  be  avoided.  The 
advancing  of  funds  for  the  construction  of  chapels  or  in  behalf 
of  any  individual,  however  urgent  might  appear  to  be  the  neces¬ 
sity,  is  unwarranted. 

The  principle  of  the  above  paragraph  is  to  be  strictly  construed, 
there  being  no  warrant  for  disbursements  beyond  the  limit  of 
appropriations,  except  in  cases  for  which  the  Manual  provides. 

The  Mission  Treasurer  is  also  the  agent  of  the  Committee 
to  enforce  any  rules  governing  the  use  of  revenue  derived  from 


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such  sources  as  tuition  fees,  medical  fees,  press  earnings,  premium 
on  exchange,  etc.  Such  funds  must  be  paid  to  him  and  be  by  him 
reported  to  the  Treasurer  of  the  Committee. 

He  will  also  examine  and  check  traveling  accounts  presented 
by  missionaries  upon  their  arrival  on  the  field,  calling  the  atten¬ 
tion  of  the  traveler  to  any  items  incorrectly  reported. 

69.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Committee  is  directed  to  remit  to 
each  Mission  Treasurer  the  amount  appropriated  for  his  Mission 
for  the  fiscal  year,  and  only  that  amount.  This  appropriation 
is  to  be  forwarded  regularly,  preferably  in  monthly  instalments. 
Bills  of  exchange  are  to  be  negotiated  by  the  Mission  Treasurer 
only  as  necessity  requires,  even  though  the  rate  of  exchange  may 
seem  to  make  it  desirable ;  and  no  large  balances  of  cash  should 
be  kept  on  hand  or  on  deposit. 

The  receipt  of  such  remittances  is  to  be  officially  acknowledged 
by  the  Mission  Treasurer,  and  for  all  such  funds  he  must  return 
an  annual  report  to  the  Committee  through  its  Treasurer,  duly 
audited  by  a  committee  of  not  less  than  two,  appointed  for  such 
purpose  by  the  Mission  at  its  Annual  Meeting.  This  committee 
shall  meet  to  audit  the  accounts  of  the  Mission  Treasurer  as  soon 
as  possible  after  April  ist  of  each  year. 

In  auditing  the  accounts  the  committee  of  the  Mission  is  ex¬ 
pected  not  only  to  examine  the  footings  and  vouchers  for  each 
payment,  but  also  to  report  whether  the  disbursements  under 
appropriation  were  made  in  accordance  with  the  direction  of  the 
Executive  Committee.  The  audit  should  include  an  examination 
of  the  cash  in  bank.  A  report  of  the  committee  of  the  Mission 
certifying  that  audit  required  by  this  paragraph  has  been  made 
and  the  results  thereof  should  be  forwarded  to  the  Treasurer  of 
the  Committee.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Committee  may  require 
from  time  to  time  concise  statements  of  the  condition  of  the 
Mission  treasuries  with  summary  of  receipts  and  disbursements 
in  American  gold,  but  the  full  detailed  statement  of  the  Mission 
must  be  rendered  once  each  year,  which  statement  must  show 
all  unused  appropriations  and  cash  balances. 


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The  general  control  of  these  funds  is  entrusted  to  the  Mission, 
subject  to  the  direction  of  the  Committee,  but  the  funds  must  be 
used  substantially  in  accordance  with  the  appropriations  as  made, 
and  the  Mission  can  in  no  case  exceed  the  amount  appropriated 
without  special  authority  being  obtained. 

Station  Treasurer. 

70.  Station  Treasurers  shall  be  annually  appointed  by  each 
station,  or  where  the  Mission  shall  prefer,  by  the  Mission,  and 
the  names  reported  to  the  Committee,  save  in  those  Missions 
where  the  Committee  provides  for  the  discharge  of  those  duties 
by  the  Mission  Treasurer.  They  are  the  financial  agents  of  the 
Mission  for  their  several  stations,  with  powers  and  responsibilities 
in  their  respective  spheres  similar  to  those  of  Mission  Treasurers. 
They  must  submit  reports  to  the  Mission  Treasurer  as  he  does 
to  the  Committee  Treasurer,  such  reports  to  be  open  to  the  in¬ 
spection  of  members  of  the  station  and  to  be  duly  audited  by  a 
committee  of  the  station. 

The  Mission  Treasurer  shall  devise  reasonable  rules  to  secure 
from  station  treasurers  proper  accounts,  such  rules  to  be  ap¬ 
proved  by  his  Mission  and  a  copy  sent  to  the  Treasurer  of  the 
Committee. 

Purchases  and  Money  Orders. 

71.  The  Treasurer  of  the  Committee  is  authorized  to  make 
purchases  for  the  missionaries,  but  all  charges,  including  freight, 
shall  be  deducted  from  the  salary  of  the  missionary.  The  Treas¬ 
urer  shall  require  such  form  of  order  for  goods  as  will  bind  the 
missionary,  and  inasmuch  as  the  Committee  is  asked  to  advance 
money  on  such  orders  the  Treasurer  on  the  field  must  issue  the 
order  for  the  payment  of  all  such  sums  on  orders  not  negotiable. 

The  Committee’s  Treasurer  may  receive  and  transfer  to  the 
field  funds  sent  him  for  the  private  use  of  missionaries,  and  in 
turn  pay  upon  authority  funds  transferred  to  him  by  the  mission¬ 
aries. 


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Such  transfers  will  be  made  under  rules  which  he  may  make, 
but  shall  only  be  made  for  actual  value  received,  and  shall  not 
be  made  by  negotiable  drafts. 

TREASURER’S  ANNUAL  REPORT. 

72.  As  the  Committee  for  the  purposes  of  its  Annual  Report 
to  the  General  Assembly  closes  its  books  on  March  31st  each 
year,  the  Treasurer  shall  require  from  the  Mission  Treasurers 
such  reports  as  will  enable  him  to  prepare  his  report. 

At  the  end  of  the  year  (March  31st)  all  unexpended  balances 
and  unused  appropriations  revert  to  the  treasury  of  the  Commit¬ 
tee. 

The  Treasurer  is,  however,  authorized  to  allow  proper  pay¬ 
ments  from  balance,  if  any,  for  work  actually  done  during  the 
year  under  the  appropriations  of  that  year,  though  the  accounts 
are  rendered  after  the  year  is  closed. 

Aim  of  Work. 

73.  The  great  end  of  missionary  life  and  service  is  the  preach¬ 
ing  of  Christ  and  Him  crucified  to  the  heathen  peoples.  All  forms 
of  missionary  work  must  be  subordinate  to  this  end.  The  Ex¬ 
ecutive  Committee  will,  therefore,  sanction  no  methods  of  mis¬ 
sionary  effort  except  as  they  contribute  to  a  wider  and  more 
effective  proclamation  of  the  gospel.  And  the  Missions  in  all 
their  recommendations  and  policies  are  charged  to  keep  this  chief 
end  in  view. 


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INDEX 


Section 

Ad-Interim  Committee  of  the  Mission .  51 

Aim  of  Work  .  73 

Allowance,  Children’s  .  26 

Allowances,  Retiring,  of  Missionaries .  37 

Annual  Appropriations  for  the  Mission .  63 

Annual  Report  of  the  Mission.... .  67 

Appeals  of  the  Mission .  55 

Appeals,  Special  .  64 

Application  of  Candidates  .  11 

Appointment  of  Candidates  .  13 

Appointment  of  Executive  Committee .  1 

Appointment  of  Missionaries  .  5 

Arrival  on  Field  of  Missionaries .  24 

Assignment  of  Field  of  Missionaries .  20 

Auditing  Committee  of  the  Mission .  69 

Business  Dealings  of  the  Mission  with  Out¬ 
siders  .  54 

C  andidates 

Qualifications  of  .  9 

General  Qualifications  of  .  9 

Special  Qualifications  of  .  9 

Applications  of  . 11 

Medical  Certificate  of  .  12 

Appointment  of  .  13 

Children’s  Allowance  .  26 

Children  of  Missionaries  .  39 

Comity  of  the  Mission  .  52 

Correspondence  of  Missionaries  from 
Field  . 45,  46 


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Section 

Duties  of  Executive  Committee  .  3 

Duties  of  the  Mission  . 56,  57 

Duties  of  the  Missionaries  . 18 

E  mergency  Estimates  .  62 

Estimates  of  the  Mission  .  60 

Executive  Committee 

Appointment  of  .  1 

Organization  of  .  2 

Duties  of  .  3 

Executive  SecretaiT  .  8 

Expenses,  Medical  .  29 

Expenses,  Traveling  of  Missionaries .  23 

Freight  and  Customs'  for  Missionaries . 23 

Funds  .  7 

Furloughs  of  Missionaries  .  32 

Furloughs,  Traveling  of  Missionaries .  42 

Governments,  the  Mission’s  Relation  to....  53 

Home  Salary  of  Missionaries .  38 

Language  Study  in  the  Mission .  50 

Liberty  of  Transfer  .  66 

Literature  .  6 

A^edical  Certificate  of  Candidates .  12 

Medical  Certificate  of  Missionaries  Upon 

Arrival  and  Before  Return  .  33 

Medical  Expenses  of  Missionaries .  29 

Medical  Outfit  of  Missionaries .  22 

Meetings  of  the  Mission  .  47 

Mission,  The 

Organization  .  47 

Meetings  .  47 


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Section 

Rules  .  48 

Reports  .  49 

Language  Study  .  50 

Ad-Interim  Committee  .  51 

Comity  .  52 

Relations  to  Governments  .  53 

Business  Dealings  with  Outsiders. ...  54 

Appeals  .  55 

Duties  . 50,  57 

Property  .  58 

Sale  and  Rent  of  Property .  59 

Estimates  .  GO 

Objects  Included  in  Estimates .  60 

Native  Support  .  61 

Emergency  Estimates  .  62 

Annual  Appropriations  for  .  63 

Special  Appeals  .  64 

Special  Gifts  to  the  Mission .  65 

Liberty  of  Transfer  .  66 

Annual  Report  . 67,  72 

Mission  Treasurer  . 68,  69 

Auditing  Committee  .  69 

Station  Treasurer  .  70 

Purchases  and  Money  Orders .  71 

Treasurer’s  Annual  Report  .  72 

Missionaries  .  17 

Duties  .  18 

Unordained  .  19 

Assignment  of  Field  .  20 

Passports  .  21 

Outfit  .  22 

Medical  Outfit  .  22 

Traveling  Expenses  .  23 

Freight  and  Customs  .  23 


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Section 

Arrival  on  Field  .  24 

Salaries  .  25 

Cliildren’s  Allowance  .  26 

Remuneration  for  Outside  Work .  27 

Salary  of  New  Missionaries .  28 

Medical  Expenses  .  29 

Provision  in  Case  of  Death .  30 

Vacations  on  Field .  31 

Furloughs  .  32 

Special  Causes  for  Return  .  32 

Medical  Certificate  Upon  Arrival  and 

Before  Return  .  33 

Spending  Furlough  . 35,  41 

Return  from  Field  .  36 

Retiring  Allowances  . 37 

Home  Salary  . 38 

Children  of  Missionaries  .  39 

Withdrawal  of  Missionaries  .  40 

Traveling  on  Furlough  .  42 

Recall  of  Missionaries  .  43 

Special  Objects  .  44 

Correspondence  from  the  Field.... 45,  46 

Missionaries,  Appointment  of .  5 

Missionaries,  Recall  of  .  43 

Mission  Treasurer  .  68 

Money  Orders  and  Purchases .  71 

N  ative  Support  of  the  Mission .  61 

New  Missionaries,  Salary  of . . . . . 28 

Objects  Included  in  Estimates  of  the 

Mission  .  60 

Objects,  Special  .  44 

Organization  of  Executive  Committee .  2 

Organization  of  the  Mission . 47 


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Section 


Outfit  of  Missionaries .  22 

Outside  Work,  Remuneration  for . 27 

Passports  of  Missionaries .  21 

Property  of  the  Mission .  58 

Provision  in  Case  of  Death  of  Missionaries. .  30 
Purchases  and  Money  Orders .  71 


Qualifications  of  Candidates,  General .  9 

Qualifications  of  Candidates,  Special .  9 

Recall  of  Missionaries  .  43 

Relations  of  the  Mission  to  Governments. ...  53 

Remuneration  for  Outside  Work .  27 

Reports  of  Mission  .  49 

Retiring  Allowances  of  Missionaries .  37 

Return  from  Field  .  30 

Return  of  Missionaries,  Special  Causes  for. .  32 
Rules  of  Mission  .  48 


Salary,  Home  . 

Salaries  of  Missionaries  . 

Salary  of  New  Missionaries . 

Salaries  of  Secretaries,  etc . 

Sale  and  Rent  of  Property  of  the  Mission. . . 

Secretaries  of  Executive  Committee . 

Secretaries’  Salaries  . 

Special  Appeals  . 

Special  Gifts  to  the  Mission . 

Special  Causes  for  Return  of  Missionaries . . . 

Special  Objects  . 

Spending  Furlough  . 35, 

Station  Treasurer  . 


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28 

4 

59 

8 

4 

64 

65 
32 
44 
41 
70 


Transfer,  Liberty  of .  66 

Travel  Expenses  of  Missionaries .  23 


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Section 

Traveling  of  Missionaries  on  Fiirlougli . 42 

Treasurer  of  Executive  Committee.  .7,  G9,  71,  72 

Treasurer  of  Mission  . G8,  72 

Treasurer,  Station  .  70 

Unordained  Missionaries  .  19 

Vacations  of  Missionaries  on  Field .  31 

AVitbdrawal  of  Missionaries .  40 

Wives  of  Missionaries .  10 


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